Galván insists he had nothing to do with the shooting — but said in an interview with Univision that he’s afraid Ortiz fans will hunt him down and kill him over the allegation when he returns to the Caribbean nation.

He said he’s seen Ortiz at baseball games and in public places around the Dominican Republic, but doesn’t know him.

“I do not know him nor are we friends or anything like that,” Galván told Univision.

He’s asking the media and Dominican authorities to clarify the situation for his own safety and said he’s willing to speak with the police because he has nothing to hide, according to Diario Libre.